Michigan Youth Challenge Academy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rShU0fDviAMThis is the school Sam_56 is at.
This is said to be the last class to graduate from this school as the Michigan will not pay it's 25% to keep it open. The Fed. Gov. will pay 75% of annual costs to keep it open, but Michigan will not kick in the other 25%.
Private funding is keeping it open so that this class can finish their courses and not get sent home early without completion.
Doing the count down now...He gets to come home for Thanksgiving on the 25th and has to be back on the 29th.
Then Graduation is scheduled for the 6th of December. Holding our breath because he has to have a job min. of 30 hours a week (or combo of jobs to total) or a military ship date within 30 days in order to graduate and at this moment he has neither.
He went to MEPS to sware in and they ordered him to get an allergy test before he could swear in. He's had it and has been cleared, but still has to be sworn in and get his ship date and with the holidays we're not sure when that can heppen or if it will happen in time for him to graduate.
Just 3 more days till he gets to spend 4 with us. So excited.

Update...Sam's been promoted to Cadet PFC (sam_56 from FireLink), but he's still on me about getting people to write to him so here's his address again. I saw on his profile page that your on his friends list and wanted to ask if you could Please send letters and cards of encouragement to him at;